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Excuses are the worst. We all make them, even if they are
just little ones. But excuses rob us of progress. The worst thing about making
excuses is that sometimes, often times we’re not even aware that what we are
saying really are excuses. They may seem like practical thought-out reasons
something cannot be accomplished; they may seem like a logical progression
derived from the facts at hand. They may just seem comfortable and reasonable.
You’ve probably heard or said something similar: “I can’t afford it,” “I don’t
have enough time,” “there isn’t anyone to help me,” “I don’t know enough about
it,” “I don’t want to do it alone,” “It sounds too complicated,” “It’s all
their fault,” “I’m not to blame.” At the heart of them all they are just jabs of negativity
robbing us of our goals, sabotaging our successes and fueling our discontent.
The trouble is, we get so used to saying and hearing these sorts of things,
they become second nature, comfortable, even reliable. Getting stuck in an
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